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About
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.
Theatrical
May 18, 1975
Box Office
$12.5M
Budget
$4.3M
Return
2.9x
Director
Writers
Alexander Jacobs, Robert Dillon, Laurie Dillon
Producer
Music
Studio
20th Century Fox
French Connection Collection
"The French Connection" is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name. Both films tell the story of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in pursuit of french heroin smugglers.
Cast
Full credits →G
Gene Hackman
"Popeye" Doyle
F
Fernando Rey
Alain Charnier
B
Bernard Fresson
Henri Barthélémy
P
Philippe Léotard
Jacques
E
Ed Lauter
General William Brian
C
Charles Millot
Miletto
J
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Raoul
C
Cathleen Nesbitt
The Old Lady
A
André Penvern
Bartender
R
Raoul Delfosse
Dutch Captain
H
Ham Chau Luong
Japanese Captain
J
Jacques Dynam
Inspector Genevoix
M
Malek Kateb
Algerian Chief
P
Pierre Collet
Old Pro
A
Alexandre Fabre
Young Inspector
J
Jean-Pierre Zola
Dumpy Policeman
D
Daniel Vérité
1st Guard Hotel Tangers
H
Hal Needham
Doyle Kidnapper (uncredited)
M
Marie-Christine Descouard
Young Woman in Cafe (uncredited)
